George planted a palm tree in his backyard. Each month thereafter, the palm tree grew by a certain percent. This equation models the height, h,in feet that the tree has grown after mmonths:

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George planted a palm tree in his backyard. Each month thereafter, the palm tree grew by a certain percent. This equation models the height, h,in feet that the tree has grown after mmonths: <img alt='images' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/SAT/eq04401.png'/><!--<m:math display='block' overflow='scroll' xmlns:m='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML'><m:mrow><m:mi>h</m:mi><m:mo>=</m:mo><m:mn>10</m:mn><m:msup><m:mrow><m:mrow><m:mfenced open='(' close=')'><m:mrow><m:mrow><m:mn>1.2</m:mn></m:mrow></m:mrow></m:mfenced></m:mrow></m:mrow><m:mrow><m:mi>m</m:mi></m:mrow></m:msup></m:mrow></m:math>-→<br>According to the model, how tall, in feet, was the palm tree when George first planted it?